The power play about the new EU Commission has left the Greens in a big dilemma. And has forced the Reds to realize that they are less than that, writes EU correspondent Karin Axelsson in this analysis.
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“Everything is under control!”, said the conservative chairwoman of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, when she stepped out of the room on Wednesday evening, where the parliament’s three center groups had just reached an agreement, which paved the way for approving the new EU Commission.
And control has come in more ways than one, seen through conservative eyes. When the EU Commission is approved on Wednesday, two thirds of it will consist of commissioners from the right wing. And in a central, leading vice-chairman position, you will find Italian Raffaele Fitto from the extreme right-wing group ECR. In other words, the Commission will reflect the right turn that took place in the EU parliamentary elections and perhaps herald new times for how things are decided between Europe’s political groups.
Source: politiken.dk
